Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-12-10


without charge, and our friends all over the |
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible.
THE State officials have borrowed
100000 from the Memphis banks,
with which to pay the January inter
est on the State debt.
THE wife of Congressman Benton
Mcmillan died at the home of her
father, EX-Gov. Jno. c, Brown, at
Pulaski, Wednesday afternoon.
In THE Senate last Monday, Sen
ator Harris presented memorial for
a constitutional amendmen prohibit
ing the manufacture, sale, importa-
ton, expectation, or transportation of
alcoholic drinks in the United States.
Col. JOSIAH PATTERSON and Vice
President Leake, of the Tennessee
Midland, are expected in Nashville
this week, to give an assurance Of the
building Of the road to that city if q
certain amount of stock is taken in
private subscriptions.
IT would occupy too much Of the
space of newspapers to attempt to
pacify every little fellow who squeals
when his toes are pinched. This APP
plies to little alleged newspapers as
well as little individuals. Life is too
short to play with minnows when
fish are to be caught.
THE Presidents message was read
in both Houses Of Congress between
and o'clock p. m. Tuesday. 1t
was cabled across the Atlantic and
appeared in full in the London after
noon papers of Tuesday. The COM
ments of the English papers were
cabled to America, and appeared in
the dailies of this country with the
message on Wednesday morning.
Such feats as this are but daily occur
rences with the enterprising newspa-
pers of the present time.
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GREvY resigned the Presidency OF
the French Republic last Friday, and
on Saturday NJ. Sadi-Carnot was
elected as his predecessor. Sadi-Car.
not is the fourth in succession to the of:
flee, all of his successors having beer
forced to resign. Grevy, however
had served one full term of seven
years and two years Of his second
term. Theirs, the first French Pres
ident, was forced to resign before he
had filled out three years of his term
and Marshall Mcmahon followed
suit insomething less than four years
THE decision rendered by the U
y. Supreme court last Monday in thu
Kansas prohibition cases, which VIZ
publish elsewhere, knocks the prop
from under the arguments of a hos
Of anti-prohibition lawyers and or
ators, and in the way of encourage
nent to prohibitionists, the decision
will much more than offset the At
lanta defeat. The court decided ever,
point in favor of the prohibitionists
holding that the States have tn
right to prohibit the sale and man
ufacture of Intoxicating liquors 70
the protection of the public health
public morals, and public safety, an5
that there can be no claims for dam
ages in stopping the business. Thi
decision very effectually clears tn
way for prohibition legislation, am
we presume is not quite so comfort
ing to the whisky men and whisk,
advocates as was the news from Al
Ianta couple of weeks ago.
THE Chattanooga Chamber of Con
merce has put a matter on foo
which, if successfully consummateC
will result in much good to the SOutl
The purpose of the movement is t
bring large numbers of people to tn
south on seeing expeditions" an
the plan to do it by is 20 induce til